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{{short description|American Republican politician, 7th Governor of Wisconsin, died in office.}}
{{short description|American politician (1820–1862)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Louis P. Harvey
|name = Louis P. Harvey
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| lieutenant = Edward Salomon
| lieutenant = Edward Salomon
| term_start = January 6, 1862
| term_start = January 6, 1862
| term_end = April 19, 1862
| term_end = April 19, 1862
| predecessor = [[Alexander Randall (Wisconsin politician)|Alexander W. Randall]]
| predecessor = [[Alexander Randall (Wisconsin politician)|Alexander W. Randall]]
| successor = [[Edward Salomon]]
| successor = [[Edward Salomon]]
|order1 = 6th
|order1 = 6th
|office1 = Secretary of State of Wisconsin
|office1 = Secretary of State of Wisconsin
| term_start1 = January 2, 1860
| term_start1 = January 2, 1860
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|birth_name = Louis Powell Harvey
|birth_name = Louis Powell Harvey
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1820|07|22|mf=y}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1820|07|22|mf=y}}
|birth_place = [[East Haddam, Connecticut|East Haddam]], [[Connecticut]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[East Haddam, Connecticut]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1862|04|19|1820|07|22}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1862|04|19|1820|07|22}}
|death_place = [[Savannah, Tennessee|Savannah]], [[Tennessee]], U.S.
|death_place = [[Savannah, Tennessee]], U.S.
|restingplace = [[Forest Hill Cemetery (Madison, Wisconsin)|Forest Hill Cemetery]]<br>[[Madison, Wisconsin]]
|restingplace = [[Forest Hill Cemetery (Madison, Wisconsin)|Forest Hill Cemetery]]<br />Madison, Wisconsin
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<br />[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] (before 1854)
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<br />[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] (before 1854)
|spouse = Cordelia A. Perrine Harvey
|spouse = Cordelia A. Perrine Harvey
|profession = teacher, editor, politician
}}
}}
'''Louis Powell Harvey''' (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1862) was an [[Americans|American]] politician and the [[List of Governors of Wisconsin|seventh]] [[Governor of Wisconsin]]. He was the first Wisconsin Governor to die in office.
'''Louis Powell Harvey''' (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1862) was an American politician and the seventh [[Governor of Wisconsin]]. He was the first Wisconsin Governor to die in office.


==Early life==
== Early life ==
Harvey was born in [[East Haddam, Connecticut]], and moved with his family to [[Ohio]] in 1828.<ref>{{cite book|title=Appletons' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events of the year: 1862|year=1863|publisher=D. Appleton & Company|location=New York|page=665|url=https://archive.org/stream/1862appletonsan02newyuoft#page/n672/mode/1up}}</ref> He attended [[Case Western Reserve University|Western Reserve College]] and [[Western Reserve Academy|Preparatory School]]. He worked as a teacher for a time, and eventually moved to [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]], then named Southport, where he founded an [[high school|academy]]. In Southport he associated with the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]] and edited a Whig newspaper, the ''Southport American'' (1843–1846). Lewis entered into correspondence
Harvey was born in [[East Haddam, Connecticut]], and moved with his family to [[Ohio]] in 1828.<ref>{{cite book|title=Appletons' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events of the year: 1862|year=1863|publisher=D. Appleton & Company|location=New York|page=665|url=https://archive.org/stream/1862appletonsan02newyuoft#page/n672/mode/1up}}</ref> He attended [[Case Western Reserve University|Western Reserve College]] and [[Western Reserve Academy|Preparatory School]]. He worked as a teacher for a time, and eventually moved to [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]], then named Southport, where he founded an [[high school|academy]]. In Southport he associated with the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]] and edited a Whig newspaper, the ''Southport American'' (1843–1846). Lewis entered into correspondence
with a local society called the "Boannergians," in the Summer of 1841 at Western Reserve College in Hudson, Ohio and it became a chapter of [[Beta Theta Pi]] on August 9, 1841.
with a local society called the "Boannergians," in the Summer of 1841 at Western Reserve College in Hudson, Ohio and it became a chapter of [[Beta Theta Pi]] on August 9, 1841.


==Career==
== Career ==
In 1847, Harvey married Cordelia Perrine and they moved to [[Clinton (village), Rock County, Wisconsin|Clinton]] in [[Rock County, Wisconsin]], then to the nearby hamlet of [[Shopiere, Wisconsin|Shopiere]]. He helped organize the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and was a Republican member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] from 1854 to 1858, [[Wisconsin Secretary of State]] from 1860 to 1862, and finally Wisconsin's governor in 1862.
In 1847, Harvey married Cordelia Perrine and they moved to [[Clinton (village), Rock County, Wisconsin|Clinton]] in [[Rock County, Wisconsin]], then to the nearby hamlet of [[Shopiere, Wisconsin|Shopiere]]. He helped organize the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and was a Republican member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] from 1854 to 1858, [[Wisconsin Secretary of State]] from 1860 to 1862, and finally Wisconsin's governor in 1862.


In April 1862, having served only a few months as governor, Harvey organized an expedition to bring medical supplies to Wisconsin troops, wounded in the [[Battle of Shiloh]], who were being cared for in hospital boats on the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] and [[Tennessee River]]s. Harvey visited and cheered troops at [[Cairo, Illinois]], [[Mound City, Illinois]], and [[Paducah, Kentucky]].
In April 1862, having served only a few months as governor, Harvey organized an expedition to bring medical supplies to Wisconsin troops, wounded in the [[Battle of Shiloh]], who were being cared for in hospital boats on the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] and [[Tennessee River]]s. Harvey visited and cheered troops at [[Cairo, Illinois]], [[Mound City, Illinois]], and [[Paducah, Kentucky]].


==Death==
== Death ==
[[Image:Cordelia A. P. Harvey.jpg|thumb|left|Cordelia A. P. Harvey, wife of Louis P. Harvey and First Lady of Wisconsin]]
[[File:Cordelia A. P. Harvey.jpg|thumb|left|Cordelia A. P. Harvey, wife of Louis P. Harvey and First Lady of Wisconsin]]
On April 19, 1862, close to Shiloh, Harvey stopped overnight near [[Savannah, Tennessee|Savannah]], [[Tennessee]]. Late that evening, while trying to step from a tethered boat to a moving steamboat headed back north (a common but dangerous practice), Harvey fell into the Tennessee River and drowned, despite the strenuous rescue efforts of members of his party.
On April 19, 1862, close to Shiloh, Harvey stopped overnight near [[Savannah, Tennessee|Savannah]], [[Tennessee]]. Late that evening, while trying to step from a tethered boat to a moving steamboat headed back north (a common but dangerous practice), Harvey fell into the Tennessee River and drowned, despite the strenuous rescue efforts of members of his party.


His body was found 14 days later, 65 miles downstream near [[Perry County, Tennessee#Civil War|Britt's Landing]]; his remains lay in state in the [[Wisconsin State Capitol]], and he was buried in [[Forest Hill Cemetery (Madison, Wisconsin)|Forest Hill Cemetery]], in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]. His wife Cordelia became a leading war [[nursing|nurse]], honored with the rank of colonel by [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref>[http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/WER0108.html WER: Mrs. Cordelia A. P. Harvey<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref><ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2008/04/april_19_1862_g.asp Highlights at the Wisconsin Historical Society<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> She subsequently established veterans hospitals in Wisconsin, away from the war front, and a soldiers' orphans home.<ref>[http://www.aahn.org/gravesites/harvey.html Gravesite of Cordelia Harvey<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> She is [[burial|interred]] at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin.
His body was found 14 days later, 65 miles downstream near [[Perry County, Tennessee#Civil War|Britt's Landing]]; his remains lay in state in the [[Wisconsin State Capitol]], and he was buried in [[Forest Hill Cemetery (Madison, Wisconsin)|Forest Hill Cemetery]], in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]. His wife Cordelia became a leading war [[nursing|nurse]], honored with the rank of colonel by [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref>[http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/WER0108.html WER: Mrs. Cordelia A. P. Harvey<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2008/04/april_19_1862_g.asp |title=Highlights at the Wisconsin Historical Society<!--Bot-generated title--> |access-date=April 20, 2008 |archive-date=August 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807170342/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2008/04/april_19_1862_g.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> She subsequently established veterans hospitals in Wisconsin, away from the war front, and a soldiers' orphans home.<ref>[http://www.aahn.org/gravesites/harvey.html Gravesite of Cordelia Harvey<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> She is [[burial|interred]] at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin.


Lieutenant Governor [[Edward Salomon]] succeeded Harvey.
Lieutenant Governor [[Edward Salomon]] succeeded Harvey.


==Electoral history==
== Electoral history ==


{{Election box begin | title=[[1861 Wisconsin gubernatorial election|Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 1861]]<ref name="bb1962">{{cite report| chapter-url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1962|title=The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1962 |year= 1962 |editor1-last= Toepel |editor1-first= M. G. |editor2-last= Theobald|editor2-first= H. Rupert |publisher= State of Wisconsin |chapter= Wisconsin elections |page=802 |accessdate= November 2, 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1861 Wisconsin gubernatorial election|Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 1861]]<ref name="bb1962">{{cite report| chapter-url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1962|title=The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1962 |year= 1962 |editor1-last= Toepel |editor1-first= M. G. |editor2-last= Theobald|editor2-first= H. Rupert |publisher= State of Wisconsin |chapter= Wisconsin elections |page=802 |accessdate= November 2, 2019}}</ref>}}
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==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1394&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=People&letter=H Capsule biography] - [[Wisconsin Historical Society]]
* [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1394&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=People&letter=H Capsule biography] – [[Wisconsin Historical Society]]
* [http://www.secondwi.com/wisconsinpeople/harvey.htm Louis Powell Harvey bio] - Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry website, from ''Military History of Wisconsin'' (1866)
* [http://www.secondwi.com/wisconsinpeople/harvey.htm Louis Powell Harvey bio] – Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry website, from ''Military History of Wisconsin'' (1866)
* [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wlhba/searchResults.asp?adv=yes&Ln=Harvey&fn=Louis&q=Gov%2E Governor Louis Harvey, Wisconsin State Historical Society]
* [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wlhba/searchResults.asp?adv=yes&Ln=Harvey&fn=Louis&q=Gov%2E Governor Louis Harvey, Wisconsin State Historical Society]
* {{Find a Grave|6029773}}
* {{Find a Grave|6029773}}
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Revision as of 05:56, 12 December 2024

Louis P. Harvey
7th Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 6, 1862 – April 19, 1862
LieutenantEdward Salomon
Preceded byAlexander W. Randall
Succeeded byEdward Salomon
6th Secretary of State of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1860 – January 6, 1862
GovernorAlexander W. Randall
Preceded byDavid W. Jones
Succeeded byJames T. Lewis
President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 9, 1856 – January 14, 1857
Preceded byEleazer Wakeley
Succeeded byVacant (1857)
Hiram H. Giles (1858)
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 18th district
In office
January 11, 1854 – January 13, 1858
Preceded byJohn R. Briggs Jr.
Succeeded byAlden I. Bennett
Personal details
Born
Louis Powell Harvey

(1820-07-22)July 22, 1820
East Haddam, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 1862(1862-04-19) (aged 41)
Savannah, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Whig (before 1854)
SpouseCordelia A. Perrine Harvey

Louis Powell Harvey (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1862) was an American politician and the seventh Governor of Wisconsin. He was the first Wisconsin Governor to die in office.

Early life

Harvey was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, and moved with his family to Ohio in 1828.[1] He attended Western Reserve College and Preparatory School. He worked as a teacher for a time, and eventually moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin, then named Southport, where he founded an academy. In Southport he associated with the Whig Party and edited a Whig newspaper, the Southport American (1843–1846). Lewis entered into correspondence with a local society called the "Boannergians," in the Summer of 1841 at Western Reserve College in Hudson, Ohio and it became a chapter of Beta Theta Pi on August 9, 1841.

Career

In 1847, Harvey married Cordelia Perrine and they moved to Clinton in Rock County, Wisconsin, then to the nearby hamlet of Shopiere. He helped organize the Republican Party and was a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1854 to 1858, Wisconsin Secretary of State from 1860 to 1862, and finally Wisconsin's governor in 1862.

In April 1862, having served only a few months as governor, Harvey organized an expedition to bring medical supplies to Wisconsin troops, wounded in the Battle of Shiloh, who were being cared for in hospital boats on the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers. Harvey visited and cheered troops at Cairo, Illinois, Mound City, Illinois, and Paducah, Kentucky.

Death

Cordelia A. P. Harvey, wife of Louis P. Harvey and First Lady of Wisconsin

On April 19, 1862, close to Shiloh, Harvey stopped overnight near Savannah, Tennessee. Late that evening, while trying to step from a tethered boat to a moving steamboat headed back north (a common but dangerous practice), Harvey fell into the Tennessee River and drowned, despite the strenuous rescue efforts of members of his party.

His body was found 14 days later, 65 miles downstream near Britt's Landing; his remains lay in state in the Wisconsin State Capitol, and he was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, in Madison. His wife Cordelia became a leading war nurse, honored with the rank of colonel by Abraham Lincoln.[2][3] She subsequently established veterans hospitals in Wisconsin, away from the war front, and a soldiers' orphans home.[4] She is interred at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin.

Lieutenant Governor Edward Salomon succeeded Harvey.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 1861[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 5, 1861
Republican Louis P. Harvey 53,777 54.18% +0.97%
Democratic Benjamin Ferguson 45,456 45.80% −0.80%
Scattering 25 0.03%
Total votes '99,258' '100.0%' -11.97%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ Appletons' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events of the year: 1862. New York: D. Appleton & Company. 1863. p. 665.
  2. ^ WER: Mrs. Cordelia A. P. Harvey
  3. ^ "Highlights at the Wisconsin Historical Society". Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2008.
  4. ^ Gravesite of Cordelia Harvey
  5. ^ Toepel, M. G.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1962). "Wisconsin elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1962 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 802. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Wisconsin
1861 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Wisconsin
1860 – 1862 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Wisconsin
1862 		Succeeded by
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